All in all, blue captain on BR can handle sudden bursts of damage quite well I think, the problem is the frequency at which it can do so:
In Harm's Way and Reform the Lines are on a 3m cd. Why? Essay of Exaltation and Our Fates Entwined are far lower, and far more effective (not to mention less hazardous for the RK)
Shield of the Dúnedain is on a 3m cd, but unlike yellow line, there is no way to reduce its cd.
Banner is very potent, but will usually not be maximally utilised.
And as always, I will add: Reform the Lines should heal the captain. Without this, the captain is also excluded from the Shield-brother healing during Reform the Lines. Then again, Shield-brother healing should always heal the captain as well, in my opinion.
While the Captain (along with the Lore-masters of old) has long had skills with the identity of benefitting the group at your personal expense, it's true that to be a competent main healer, bCaptains do need some modicum of self-healing. To that end, Reform the Lines will now heal the captain, and its cooldown has been reduced back to 2 minutes. SotD is going to remain ally-only for now, but I'll continue to keep an eye on self-healing potential in blue.
Originally Posted by Aeviternus
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